The results from the recent Alberta election will be made official on Thursday. The UCP won a slim majority winning 49 seats to the NDP’s 38. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the relationship between Premier Read More
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Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, who is also the Alberta correspondent for the National Post breaks down the provincial election results and discusses the high profile candidates who lost their seats. Dawson also talks about Read More
The latest polls show that the UCP leads the NDP in popularity at 50 to 43 per cent. That is good news for party leader Danielle Smith. Our political reporter, Tyler Dawson, says it will be a Read More
As Albertans wait for the writ to drop, an election kickoff is expected May the 1st, which means we should see about a four-week election. The polls show Rachel Notley and Danielle Smith neck-and-neck, although Read More
A recent poll commissioned to Janet Brown Opinion Research by one of Canada’s national broadcasters shows the NDP is five points up on the UCP in popularity in Calgary. The numbers show the official Read More
A recent poll has the UCP and NDP in a virtual tie in our province. There is also a large percentage of Albertans (22 per cent) who are undecided. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, talk a Read More
Alberta Trade Minister and Calgary northeast MLA Rajan Sawhney announced that she will not be seeking re-election in May. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says as we get closer to election day on May 29th Read More
If the provincial election was held today it would appear as though Danielle Smith and the UCP would be re-elected. A recent poll by Think HQ says the UCP currently has 48 per cent support compared Read More
Prime Minister Trudeau says he would like to see Alberta transition away from oil and gas. This obviously does not sit well with Premier Danielle Smith and the Alberta government. We asked our legislative reporter, Read More
There were amendments made to the Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act prior to passing at the Alberta Legislature. Political reporter Tyler Dawson explains. Tyler will also talk about the help parents will get Read More
The Alberta provincial election is not until next May but according to political reporter Tyler Dawson the UCP has to shore up a lot of support between now and then. The latest polls suggest the Read More
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Politics
Political reporter has details on Smith’s unvaxxed discriminated comment.
Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the comments from Premier Smith of how the unvaxxed in our province were discriminated against will resonate with many Albertans but it will also upset a number of others. Read More
Next month we will find out who the new premier of Alberta will be. The UCP will be choosing its new leader on October 6th. Many political experts say Danielle Smith is one of the Read More
The UCP will be choosing its new leader on October 6th. Albertans will then be headed back to the polls next spring. Will the UCP remain in government or will Rachel Notley and the NDP Read More
Alberta now has a $13.2-billion budget surplus. We asked our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, what will become of the large provincial windfall. Will it go towards our provincial debt? The Heritage Savings Trust Fund? He Read More
The Alberta government announced a blueprint for a provincial police service that would add 275 frontline police officers to our province’s 42 detachments. Justice Minister, Tyler Shandro, says Alberta is still studying the potential of a Read More
UCP leadership candidate, Danielle Smith, landed in a little hot water recently. Our legislative reporter Tyler Dawson explains it had to do with a comment she made about those dealing with cancer. She allegedly made Read More
More than 3,800 Ukrainian refugees are making their way to Alberta. The Alberta government is giving those arriving after July 25th six months of temporary income assistance. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says the province continues Read More
One of the front runners to become the new leader of the UCP is Danielle Smith. Smith raised some eyebrows recently when she said one of her first orders of business, should she become premier, Read More
Political reporter and the Alberta correspondent with the National Post, Tyler Dawson, discusses who the front runners are in the UCP leadership race. The party will choose Alberta’s new premier in October. Dawson also Read More
Votes from card carrying members of the UCP have to be in by end of day today to determine Jason Kenney’s fate. Results from the UCP leadership review will be made known on May 18Read More
The UCP leadership review is underway. Voting members have until May 11th to get their votes in to decide whether Jason Kenney should remain on as leader. The results will be known on May 18th. Read More
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Legislative reporter discusses both CPC and UCP leaderships
When it comes to winning the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada the key will be winning over the hearts and minds of western Canadians. That is according to our legislative reporter and the Read More
With Brian Jean taking 64 percent of the vote in the recent byelection in Fort McMurray Lac La Biche he is back with the UCP. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says having Jean back in the Read More
The Brian Jean versus Jason Kenney drama has begun. Brian Jean, the former leader of the Wildrose Party, won the UCP nomination in Fort McMurray and the by-election is set for March 15th. Jean is Read More
Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, says when it comes to discussing the blocked border crossing at Coutts it appears as though Premier Kenney may be delivering a mixed message. Read More
Our legislative reporter and the Alberta Correspondent with the National Post Tyler Dawson talks about how Kaycee Madu had his ministerial duties stripped following a phone call he made to the Edmonton Police Chief after Read More
There were a lot of BIG stories that came out of the legislature this year including how the Kenney government handled the pandemic and how the UCP is preparing for a leadership review of Premier Read More
It appears as though the Kenney government is backing away from mandating vaccines for nurses and other healthcare professionals. Our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, explains what this means for Alberta’s health care workers moving Read More
Premier Jason Kenney is facing an earlier call for a leadership review. That is according to our legislative reporter, Tyler Dawson, who says constituency associations have passed a resolution calling for it to be held Read More
